The Niagara College Knights men’s volleyball team returned to action last Saturday with a 3-2 victory (25-21, 25-13, 22-25 and 26-24) over the visiting Mohawk Mountaineers.

Leading the way for the Knights were: Ashton Nieuwets with 17 points on 14 kills, 17 digs, three blocks and an assist; Wizdom Smith with 21 points on 12 kills, seven blocks, four digs and two service aces; and, Rowan Redekop with 19 points on eight kills, 10 blocks, five assists, four digs and one service ace.

The Knights also went 3-1 in a tournament they hosted.

“I think the boys are positioned well to make a big push this second half. They put in hard work over the break and have come back looking strong and ready to compete,” head coach Steve Stone said. “Everything we’ve done to this point has been good but now there’s a little more sense of urgency in our execution. The tournament we hosted was a great way to get the rust off and find our compete level again. Going 3-1 is nice but that’s never the big picture, just a small piece of the puzzle.”

Niagara, fifth in the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association with a 7-5 record, is at Humber Wednesday before hosting Sheridan Saturday at 3 p.m.

“Both teams (men’s and women’s) are poised to make a medal run. That is and will remain the goal. Everything we do is big picture focused,” Stone said.

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